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ARPIT PORWAL(2011 PST 5112


SELECTION CRITERIA FOR BRIDGE
SITE
1. The choice of the right site is a crucial decision in
the planning and designing of a bridge.
It may not be possible always to have a wide choice of
sites for a bridge.
This is particularly so in case of bridges in urban areas
and flyovers.
For river bridges in rural areas, usually a wider choice
may be available.
The characteristics of an ideal site
for a bridge across a river are:
• a. A straight reach of the river.
b. Steady river flow without cross currents:
c. A narrow channel with firm banks
d. Suitable high banks above high flood level on each side.
e. Rock or other hard in erodible strata close to the river bed level.
f. Economical approaches
danger of floods, the approaches should be free from obstacles
such as hills, frequent drainage crossings, scared places,
graveyards
or built up areas or troublesome land acquisition
g. Absence of sharp curves in the approaches;
h. Absence of expensive river training works;
i. Avoidance of excessive underwater construction.
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR BRIDGE
SITE
• For selecting a suitable site for a major bridge, the investigating
engineer should make a reconnaissance survey to get impression
of the landscape and to decide on the type of the structure to the
site.

• Care should be taken to investigate a number of probable


alternative sites and then decide on the site which is likely to
serve the needs of the bridge at the least cost.

• A brief description of the reasons for the selection of a particular


site should be furnished in the investigation report along with
sailent details of alternative sites investigated and rejected
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR BRIDGE SITE PRELIMINARY
STUDY(Techno-economic feasibility survey)

• Different studies performs during PRELIMINARY SURVEY


are:
 Topography
 Catchment area
 Hydrology
 Geo-technical data
 Seismology
 Navigation
 Construction resources
 Nearby bridges
 Traffic data
• TOPOGRAPHY
 Details can be obtained from Survey of India Map.
 In addition, one cross section each across the river at the
selected sites should be taken.
• CATCHMENT AREA
 This will also get from the same map (Survey of India)
 Used mainly for the flood analysis.
• HYDROLOGIC PARTICULARS
 Study about the low water level, highest flood level , slope of
surface of water, flood velocity and discharge of river.
 Data obtained from local enquiries or from the data
available for the nearest gauging site from irrigation or flood
control dept.
• GEO-TECHNICAL AND SEISMIC DATA
 Study perform to get the stability of the river, location of
faults, their activity and their likely repercussions on a
major structure to be put up and particulars of past
earthquakes in the site vicinity.
 Study perform also to get soil classification, grain size and
depth at which hard strata is likely to be met with.
 Mainly Augur boring test is used to collect the soil samples
and further to study its engineering properties.
• NAVIGATIONAL REQUIRMENTS
 Some kind of navigation will exist on almost all major rivers.
 Study investigate about the size, density and volume of
traffic of vessels and boats so that it can be safely cross the
river without any nuisance to both the vessels and bridge.
• CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES:
 Investigation includes availability of quarry, skilled labor
and need for special equipment such as crushers, batching
plants, handling equipment etc.
• DETAILS OF OTHER BRIDGES ACROSS THE RIVER
 Study conducting mainly to correlate general criteria used
for selection of sites and design of that bridge.
 Also to get the behavior of the river at existing bridges on
either reach. Will help considerably in determining the
protection works, depth of foundation, type of foundation
etc required at each site.
• TRAFFIC STUDY
 If the alternative locations can be separated by a
considerable distance, the volume and type of traffic that
will pass at each location may be different in some cases.
 Economic Point of View.
 Detailed traffic survey have to be conducted to get
awareness of growth of traffic, density, volume and future
possibilities of expansion of traffic lanes etc.
Thank you !!!

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